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Old 05-31-06, 04:19 AM   #5
joea
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Originally Posted by CCIP
How do you target them?

Myself, I've long learned the art of visual estimation. I hardly have to go to either the WO or the TDC for any targeting calculations, because I tend to estimate very accurately at ranges of up to 1km without needing to lock up or calculate (I hit maybe 9 times out of 10, though rarely in the real weak spots)
I am guessing that's how real skippers did it. Didn't Mush Morton (or another skipper) practice telling AOB with models? Practice makes perfect...I managed some hits in the Caribbean last night, and some misses too.

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